1. Seniya. A naked ascetic who practised the
Canine vow, behaving like a dog. After his visit to the Buddha, as recorded in
the Kukkuravatika Sutta (q.v.), he joined the Order and, in due course, became
an arahant. M.i.387ff.

2. Seniya. The personal name, according to
Buddhaghosa, of King Bimbisara (MA.i.292; but see SNA.ii.448, mahatiya senaya
samannagatatta), who is almost always referred to as Seniya Bimbisara.
Dhammapala says (UdA.104), however, that Bimbisara was called Seniya either
because he had a large army, or because he belonged to the Seniya gotta (mahatiya
senaya samannagatatta va Seniyagottata va).